Monday, July 26, 2010

The Federal Councilors present in the 4th Federal Council meeting of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations represented by All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II held at Shillong on 11th and 12th June 2010 deliberated in details on the so called transfer policy of AAO/AO/Sr.AO which is being operated in the Civil Accounts Organization.

It has been noted by the Federal Councilors

present in the meeting with great dismay that-

1.The transfer policy is not a policy at all. CGA office is neither following the instructions of DOPT nor the provisions of the transfer policy adopted and announced by the CGA Office itself through the O.M. dated14th May 2008.

2.The transfer policy is with full of flaws and the authorities have been using it as an instrument to harass the employees and officers of the organization.

3.The transfer policy is totally intransparent and the method of posting of persons in the grades of AAO and AO/Sr.AO is being done without any norm. It has been observed that the office of the Controller General of Accounts is not inclined to maintain any transparency in regulating transfer and postings. Several examples of irregularities have been brought to the notice of the Associations and the Association in turn had pointed those out to the office of CGA. But, the office of CGA instead of appreciating these irregularities and setting them in order, preferred to ignore the approach of Associations. It is being often observed that, a senior person is being posted in a far off station while is junior are being placed nearest station without assigning any reason. Further, persons are being brought back to their original stations at the sweet will of the authorities.

4.CGA office is not entertaining the representations of those employees even on medical grounds who do not have strong backup or personal linkage with the officers of CGA office. Consequentially families of many employees have confronted extreme miseries. The incident of death of late Durgesh Panigrahi, AAO on 18th May 2010 on the Railway platform of Ahmedabad Railway station is the best example in this direction. The AAO who was suffering form heart disease was forced to go out of station and his repeated representations on his ailments were not even entertained by the authorities. There are several such examples where the AAOs and Sr.AOs had paid heavy price due to the adamancy of the Civil Accounts authorities and their families have become the victims who were not even given compassionate ground appointments in the organization.

In order to make the whole process of transfer and posting employee friendly, the Associations have made several approaches to the Civil Accounts Authorities and requested to accept their suggestions so that the sufferings of employees are reduced to a reasonable extent. But the Civil Accounts authorities did not pay any heed to the requests of the Associations.

The federal councilor of this meeting failed to appreciate the situations discussed above and decided to request the Controller General of Accounts to open up dialogue with the Associations and adopt a mutually agreed transfer policy so that it could be advantageous for both administration and employees.

The meeting further resolved that if the request made through this resolution is ignored, the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations shall be compelled toseek intervention of Government of India in this matter.

The meeting resolves to forward the resolution to Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure, and New Delhi.

The meeting observed that, while there are hundreds of vacancies in the grade of Group-D, LDC, Steno, DEO and Accountants/Sr-Accountants and the functioning of offices have been crippled due to acute shortage of staff, CGA has not been taking any initiative to fill up those vacancies through direct recruitment but on the other hand, CGA has been deciding to recruit AAOs directly. Recruitment of AAOs directly would cause severe damage to the interests of the employees working in the Civil Accounts Organization and serious complications shall arise out of such a situation which is untenable.

The meeting therefore, resolves to urge upon the Controller General of Accounts not to take any decision for recruiting the AAOs directly in the Organization.

The meeting also resolves that, of National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations shall oppose the move of direct recruitment of AAOs in the organization with best of its ability.

Resolved that the Resolution adopted shall be forwarded to Controller General of Accounts, Ministry Finance, Department of Expenditure, Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi.

Sd/-

(T.R.Janardanan)

President

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Resolution on expansion of the Civil Accounts organization

The 4th Federal Council meeting of the National Federal of Civil Accounts Employees Associations represented by All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II held at Shillong on 11th and 12th June 2010 observed with great satisfaction that the authorities of CCA, Ministry of Home Affairs had taken a lot of efforts to bring the Pay and Accounts Offices of BSF and CRPF etc. under the Civil Accounts setup and create new Pay and Accounts offices under Ministry of Home Affairs in different parts of the country.

Since the above developments have resolved a long pending demand of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations, the 4th Federal Council Meeting congratulated the authorities of Ministry of Home Affairs and directed the Federal Executives to offer thanks to the authorities of CCA, Ministry of Home Affairs by meeting them personally.

The meeting however, expressed concern over the question of fixing of seniority of the Officials inducted laterally in the organization vis–a–vis the persons already working in the organization.

The meeting therefore, decided to urge upon the Civil Accounts authorities to discuss and resolve the matter through mutual dialogue between the authorities and the representatives of the Associations.

The meeting resolved to forward the Resolution to Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi and the Chief Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.

Sd/-

(T.R.Janardanan)

President

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Resolution on the demand of compassionate appointment

The 4th Federal Council meeting of the National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations represented by All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II held at Shillong on 11th and 12th June 2010 expressed its concern over the pendency of compassionate appointment cases in the Civil Accounts Organization.

It has been observed by the meeting that, although there are vacancies in different grades, but the Civil Accounts authorities have not been processing the applications against compassionate appointment cases in an expeditious manner. As such many cases are becoming time barred and families of diseased are facing extreme distress.

This 4th Federal Council Meeting therefore, urges upon the Controller General of Accounts to intervene into the matter and make a centralized penal of applicants seeking compassionate appointments and allocate the eligible applicants to different Ministries and Departments for their employment on compassionate ground.

Resolved that the copy of the Resolution adopted shall be forwarded to the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Loknayak Bhawan, New Delhi.

Sd/-

(T.R.Janardanan)

President

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Resolution against price rise

The 4th Federal Council meeting of the National Federal of Civil Accounts Employees Associations represented by All India Civil Accounts Employees Association and All India Civil Accounts Employees Association Category-II held at Shillong on 11th and 12th June 2010 expressed it strong resentment over the rising of prices of Petrol, Diesel and all essential commodities. Such a condition has made the life of the common people of the country completely miserable.

The meeting therefore, resolved to urge upon the Government of India to take immediate corrective measures to control the rise in prices of the essential items and make arrangements for proper distribution of all essential commodities equally to different parts of the country.

The meeting resolved that the Resolution shall be forwarded to the Prime Minister of India,the Finance Minister of India and the Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, and Department of Expenditure.

I directed to invite your kind attention to this Association's letter No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/2010/108-27 dated 4th July 2010 on the above mentioned subject and state that, we have not so far received any favorable response to the request made through the said letter.

Therefore, on behalf of this Association, I would like to inform you that our units through out the country shall hold protest demonstration on 28th July 2010 in order to register their resentment against the indifference of Civil Accounts authority towards the problems of the employees.

The Association is hopeful that, you would kindly appreciate the plight of the employees and respond to the Association favorably so that resentment among the employees does not precipitate further.

I would like to invite your kind attention to this Association's letter No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/10/4341-45 dated 3rd March 2010 on the above mentioned subject. Under the said letter, we had requested you to kindly arrange training to Group-D employees working in Departmental Canteen as per DOPT. OM dated 19th October 2009 so that they could be placed in PB-I and extended other benefits applicable to them in the form of MACP etc.

But, it is very unfortunate to record here that, your office has not taken any action to help these lowest paid Employees so far.

I therefore, request you to kindly take early favorable action in this respect by issuing the orders and endorse a copy of the same to this Association for its further necessary action.

We would like to invite your attention to the third para of our letter No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/09/4230 dated 16/11/2009 werein we had requested you to kindly direct your office to issue orders revising the rate of qualification pay with effect from 1st January 2006 in term of the recommendations of 6th CPC.

But it is Seven months, your office has not taken any action in this respect.

It will therefore, be highly appreciable if an early action is taken in this respect and a copy of the order is endorsed this Association.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/10/174Dated: 21st July, 2010

To

Shri C. R. Sundaramurti,

Controller General of Accounts,

Ministry of Finance,

Department of Expenditure,

Loknayak Bhawan,

Khan Market,

New Delhi: 110003

Subject: Implementation of 6CPC recommendations – grant of Honorarium for checking of pay fixation cases and revision of pension cases.

Sir,

I am directed to invite your kind attention to this Association's letter No: AICAEA/HQ/A-2/09/2250 dated 31st July 2009 and state that, under the said letter we had requested you to kindly issue orders granting honorarium at fixed rates to different categories of Employees and officers of Civil Accounts Organization for checking of pay fixation cases and revision of pension cases as has been done by the CGDA.

But it is very unfortunate that, your office has not taken action in this regard within last one year.

Therefore, on behalf of this Association, I request you to kindly intervene into the matter personally and take a favorable action at an early date.

It will be highly appreciable, if a line intimating the favorable action taken is forwarded to this Association.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

(V.Bhattacharjee)

Secretary General

No: AICAEA/HQ/A-38/10/175Dated: 21st July, 2010

To

The Controller General of Accounts,

Ministry of Finance,

Department of Expenditure,

Loknayak Bhawan,

Khan Market,

New Delhi-110003

Subject: Setting up of Department Anomaly Committee for the Ministry of Finance-Reg.

Sir,

I am enclosing herewith a copy of the OM. No. 7/5/2009-Coord dated 4th March 2010 issued by Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue regarding formation of Departmental Anomaly Committee for Ministry of Finance.

Since the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association is one of the members of the Departmental Council (JCM), Ministry of Finance, it is the part of the Departmental Anomaly Committee also. Being one of the staff side members of the Departmental Anomaly Committee; I on behalf of the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association, have submitted four items of anomalies arisen after implementation of 6CPC recommendation for their inclusion as items from Civil Accounts Organization. Though the items have been submitted through the staff side leader of the Departmental Council (JCM) as per the instructions of Director (Coord), Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, a copy of same is annexed herewith for further necessary action from your end.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

It has been decided by the All India Civil Accounts Employees Association that, following Office Bearers of Central Headquarters and Delhi Branch shall be the Delegates for the National Convention to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of First General Strike of Railwaymen Defence Civilian and Central Government Employees to be held at Mavalankar Hall, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on 16th July 2010 from 11 A.M.

Hopefully, you have received the Accounts Crusader of June 2010 wherein the major decisions of the 4th Federal Council Meeting held at Shillong on 11th & 12th June 2010 was conveyed. Further, the charter of Demands adopted in the said Federal Council meeting was also placed in the said crusader as well as in website – nfcaahqnd. Blogspot. com.

The Delegation also demanded that, official meeting between CGA and national Executives of the AICAEA and AICAEA CAT II may be arranged at the earliest.

It was demanded by the delegation that the proposals of the Association on the issues like grant of honorarium for checking of Pay fixation cases and revised pension cases and revision of the rate of qualification pay etc are since lying pending with CGA office for nearly one year, orders may be issued with out further delay.

Delegation was surprised to learn from Jt. CGA that, letters of the Association on the above issues and even the Government orders relating to formation of departmental Anomaly Committee was not put up to him by his office. Therefore, this very fact indicates the quality if functioning of highest office of the Civil Accounts Organization.

According to the decision of the 4th Federal Council Meeting, a letter demanding negotiation on 16 points charter of demands was issued to CGA on 4th July 2010 by the AICAEA. The said letter has been placed in the website. On a subsequent inquiry from CGA office, it could be understood that, no action shall be taken on the letter or the pending demands till we resort to sustained agitation.

In view of the above discussed situations, Delhi based Federal Executive members had met on 8th July 2010. This meeting in pursuance of the decisions of the 4th Federal Council meeting finalized the action programmes on following dates.

Unitwise demonstration and submission of charter of demands to Head office and CGA on 28th July 2010. On this date, all Units shall hold lunch hour meeting and submit the charter of demands in the form of a Resolution to head of office and send another copy to CGA.

Branch wise Dharna on 27th August 2010. All Branches shall organize Centralized Dharna of representatives of all Units on this day. Branches shall submit a memorandum to senior most Officer of the station and CGA at the end of Dharna. Branches shall undertake extensive mobilization for the success of the programme.

Centralized Dharna shall be held in front of CGA office on 24th September 2010. Every unit of the country shall depute atleast one representative in addition to Branch Secretary, Branch President and Federal Executive members. Branch/ Statewise breakup shall be as below-

Sl. No.

Name of Branch/State/Station

No of Units

No. of FederalExecutive Member+ Branch Secy. President

Total number of participants

1.

N. E. Branch

9

3+4

15

2.

W.B. Branch

35

6+4

39

3.

Orissa

2

4

6

4.

A. P. Branch

11

1+4

15

5.

T & P Branch

28

3+4

32

6.

Karnataka Branch

8

4

12

7.

Kerala

6

1+4

11

8.

Mumbai Branch

24

6+4

33

9.

Pune Branch

4

2+4

10

10.

Nagpur Branch

7

3+4

14

11.

Madhya Pradesh

8

4

12

12.

Goa

1

2

1

13.

Jharkhand

5

4

9

14.

Gujrat

9

1+4

14

15.

Hyderabad

4

4

8

16.

Bihar

3

4

7

17.

Punjab

9

4

13

18.

Rajasthan

6

4

10

19.

U.P. East Branch

11

1+4

16

20.

U.P. West

7

4

11

21.

Uttaranchal

1

2

3

In respect of Delhi, it has been decided that maximum mobilization shall be done and Delhi Branch shall work out the modalities and finalize the number of participants unit wise.

All Branches/ Stations are requested to confirm actual number of participants and their arrival to Delhi before 30th July 2010 so that accommodation could be booked accordingly.

Draft of the Resolution to be adopted and forwarded by the Units on28th July 2010

RESOLUTION

The meeting of the staff members of PAO/ZAO ------------ held today the 28th July 2010 urges upon the authorities of the Civil Accounts Organization to open up dialogue with the representatives of AICAEA and AICAEA CATII and settle the following demands at the earliest-

1.Filling up of all vacant posts by direct recruitment, promotion and absorption of deputationists on agreed terms and no outsourcing and off-loading of works of Civil Accounts.

2.Augmentation of Additional Staff strength required in PAOs of Ministry of Home Affairs and other departments and creation of justified posts immediately.

3.Upgrade LDCs by re-designating them as Acctts Assistants and following pay sales to different cadres-

Acctts. AssistantPB-1 with Grade Pay Rs.2400

AccountantPB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4200

Sr. Accountant/ Steno Gr.IPB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4600

AAO/PSPB-2 with Grade Pay Rs.4800PB-3 with Grade Pay Rs.5400 on completion of 4 years.

4.Grant of recognition to AICAEA CAT-II and implementation of Check-Off system as per Government instructions.

5.Implementation of MACP scheme by removing its anomalies

(a) Grant of benefit of II ACP to Sr. Accountant appointed as Accountant on passing Departmental Competitive Examination conducted by SSC.

(b)Step up pay of Senior Promotees who exhausted ACP in the event of junior drawing more pay and getting ACP in compliance with apex court judgment.

6.Conversion of DEO as Accountant.

7.Adoption of mutually agreed transfer policy in respect of AAOs and implementation of the policy transparently.

8.Allotment of Central office of the Association in the new building allotted by the Government to CGA in the event of demolition of existing accommodation.

9.Formation of Department of Accounts under CGA.

10.Promotion of all left out non-matriculate Group-D who had qualified Departmental examination before 0ctober 2003 and restoration of 5% promotional Quota to the post of LDC.

11.Increase in promotional quota for Senior Accountant as AAO to 20% of posts of AAO and removal of condition of 53 years of age for promotion.

14.Supply of copies of orders/OMs of general interest of staff to the Association in terms of the Government of India as well as CGA's instructions and placement of orders/ Circulars in the website of CGA.

15.Vacation of vindictive actions against employees

16.Issuing of Gradation lists of all cadres immediately.

The meeting therefore, urges upon the Controller General of Accounts to meeting the representatives of AICAEA and AICAEA Category-II and settle above issues at the earliest.

Resolved that copies of the Resolution shall be forwarded to the

Head of Office for onward transmission to higher authorities,

Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market New New Delhi -110003 and

Secretary General, National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations, New Delhi.